Aluminum frame vs steel frame horse trailers

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04-17-2019, 08:27 PM

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When we have parts heat treated for the B-17 they have to be restamped immediately after cooling to retain the shape as they get all warped, and has to be done before the molecule alignment sets or they are trash. Can't imagine what heat treating an entire frame would be like.

Exactly what one of the things that indicates to me that the frame is probabaly not heat treated after the welding. It's really amazing how they make the trailers as straight and true as they do.

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04-18-2019, 08:34 AM

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Exactly what one of the things that indicates to me that the frame is probabaly not heat treated after the welding. It's really amazing how they make the trailers as straight and true as they do.

Trying to imagine a trailer builder with an oven big enough to take an entire horse trailer to 1,000 degrees and hold it for an hour or two. The quench would be quite interesting too. I'm thinking it's safe to say that nobody heat treats after welding up the trailer. Would love to see it though.

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